Every day, we'll be alerting you to five great food and drink deals around town, courtesy of Centerstage Chicago's comprehensive database. In this economy, you need all the help you can get, right?

Brisku's Bistro
$3 Smirnoff cocktails, $1 bottles of PBR; $5 all-you-can-eat pasta

Goodbar
$5 Stoli martinis, $5 bombs

The Pony
$3 pints of Sierra Nevada, $5 gumbo

Pippin's Tavern
$3 Miller High Life, $5.50 Absolut

Globe Pub
$4 Tetley's, $9.50 all-you-can-eat fish and chips